Before a Million Universes
A brooding, brawny hunk of hardcore that boasts beautiful stillness alongside face-melting riffs. It sounds like a paradox but it’s an exhilarating bait-and-switch that’s evident throughout this New York quartet’s breakneck second record. From the surfy bassline of “Capitalized” and the halting, loudhailer glam on “Knight” to the way “Negative” sparks and sputters, this is heavy rock played with a deft lightness of touch. And grand finale “Yawp” is a menacing masterclass in loud-quiet-loud.
Brooklyn-based four-piece take a fresh outlook to familiar streets, and in doing so create a record of both aggression and understated introspection.
Brooklyn-based four-piece take a fresh outlook to familiar streets, and in doing so create a record of both aggression and understated introspection.
Thirteen tracks that take a bubbling disenchantment and rarely fail to boil over into all-out visceral aggression.
Thirteen tracks that take a bubbling disenchantment and rarely fail to boil over into all-out visceral aggression.
On sophomore effort Before A Million Universes, Big Ups concoct an aural assault that will leave listeners exhausted, thrilled and wishing f...
On sophomore effort Before A Million Universes, Big Ups concoct an aural assault that will leave listeners exhausted, thrilled and wishing f...
The first thing to mention when discussing ‘credibility’ in music - if there is even such a thing - is how seriously a band takes themselves.
The first thing to mention when discussing ‘credibility’ in music - if there is even such a thing - is how seriously a band takes themselves.
Big Ups - Before a Million Universes review: A stylistic marriage borne from love, not convenience.
Big Ups - Before a Million Universes review: A stylistic marriage borne from love, not convenience.